# 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
Loyola University Chicago, coached by George Ireland, won the national title with a 60–58 overtime victory in the final game, over the University of Cincinnati, coached by Ed Jucker. Art Heyman, of Duke University, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This tournament marked the last time that a city was host to two straight Final Fours.

## Locations

| Round | Region | Location | Venue |
| First Round | East | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Palestra |
| First Round | Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall |
| First Round | Midwest | Lubbock, Texas | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum |
| First Round | West | Eugene, Oregon | McArthur Court |
| Regionals | East | College Park, Maryland | Cole Field House |
| Regionals | Mideast | East Lansing, Michigan | Jenison Fieldhouse |
| Regionals | Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Regionals | West | Provo, Utah | Smith Fieldhouse |
| Final Four | Final Four | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall |

## Teams

| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | Qualification |
| East ||||||||
| East | Connecticut | George Wigton | Yankee | First round | West Virginia | L 77–71 | Yankee Conference champion |
| East | Duke | Vic Bubas | Atlantic Coast | Third Place | Oregon State | W 85–63 | ACC tournament champion |
| East | NYU | Lou Rossini | Metro NY | Regional Fourth Place | West Virginia | L 83–73 | At-large bid |
| East | Pittsburgh | Bob Timmons | Independent | First round | NYU | L 93–83 | At-large bid |
| East | Princeton | Butch van Breda Kolff | Ivy League | First round | Saint Joseph's | L 82–81 | Ivy League co-champion |
| East | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsay | Middle Atlantic | Regional Runner-up | Duke | L 73–59 | MAC champion |
| East | West Virginia | George King | Southern | Regional third place | NYU | W 83–73 | SoCon tournament champion |
| Mideast ||||||||
| Mideast | Bowling Green | Harold Anderson | Mid-American | Regional Fourth Place | Mississippi State | L 65–60 | MAC champion |
| Mideast | Illinois | Harry Combes | Big Ten | Regional Runner-up | Loyola–Chicago | L 79–64 | Big Ten co-champion |
| Mideast | Loyola–Chicago | George Ireland | Independent | Champion | Cincinnati | W 60–58 | At-large bid |
| Mideast | Mississippi State | Babe McCarthy | Southeastern | Regional third place | Bowling Green | W 65–60 | SEC champion |
| Mideast | Notre Dame | John Jordan | Independent | First round | Bowling Green | L 77–72 | At-large bid |
| Mideast | Tennessee Tech | Johnny Oldham | Ohio Valley | First round | Loyola–Chicago | L 111–42 | OVC champion |
| Midwest ||||||||
| Midwest | Cincinnati | Ed Jucker | Missouri Valley | Runner Up | Loyola–Chicago | L 60–58 | MVC champion |
| Midwest | Colorado | Sox Walseth | Big Eight | Regional Runner-up | Cincinnati | L 67–60 | Big Eight co-champion |
| Midwest | Colorado State | Jim Williams | Independent | First round | Oklahoma City | L 70–67 | At-large bid |
| Midwest | Oklahoma City | Abe Lemons | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Texas | L 90–83 | At-large bid |
| Midwest | Texas | Harold Bradley | Southwest | Regional third place | Oklahoma City | W 90–83 | SWC champion |
| Midwest | Texas Western | Don Haskins | Independent | First round | Texas | L 65–47 | At-large bid |
| West ||||||||
| West | Arizona State | Ned Wulk | Western Athletic | Regional Runner-up | Oregon State | L 83–65 | WAC champion |
| West | Oregon State | Slats Gill | Independent | Fourth Place | Duke | L 85–63 | At-large bid |
| West | San Francisco | Pete Peletta | West Coast Athletic | Regional third place | UCLA | W 76–75 | WCAC champion |
| West | Seattle | Clair Markey | Independent | First round | Oregon State | L 70–66 | At-large bid |
| West | UCLA | John Wooden | AAWU | Regional Fourth Place | San Francisco | L 76–75 | Big Six co-champion |
| West | Utah State | LaDell Andersen | Independent | First round | Arizona State | L 79–75 | At-large bid |
* ↑ Princeton won a tiebreaker play-off game against Fordham to earn a tournament berth.
* ↑ Ohio State had been in the previous year's tournament, so Illinois was awarded the tournament berth.
* ↑ Colorado had won both their games against co-champion Kansas State that season, so they were awarded the tournament berth.
* ↑ UCLA won in a tiebreaker play-off game against Stanford to earn a tournament berth.

## Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

### East region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Duke | 81 | | |
| | | NYU | 76 | | |
| NYU | 93 | NYU | 76 | | |
| Pittsburgh | 83 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 83 | | | Duke | 73 |
| | | | | Saint Joseph's | 59 |
| West Virginia | 77 | | | | | Saint Joseph's | 59 |
| Connecticut | 71 | | |
| Connecticut | 71 | West Virginia | 88 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Saint Joseph's | 97 |
| Saint Joseph's | 82 | Saint Joseph's | 97 | West Virginia | 83 |
| Princeton | 81* | | | NYU | 73 |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Illinois | 70 | | |
| | | Bowling Green | 67 | | |
| Bowling Green | 77 | Bowling Green | 67 | | |
| Notre Dame | 72 | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 72 | | | Illinois | 64 |
| | | | | Loyola–Chicago | 79 |
| | | Mississippi State | 51 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Loyola–Chicago | 61 |
| Loyola–Chicago | 111 | Loyola–Chicago | 61 | Mississippi State | 65 |
| Tennessee Tech | 42 | | | Bowling Green | 60 |

### Midwest region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Colorado | 78 | | |
| | | Oklahoma City | 72 | | |
| Oklahoma City | 70 | Oklahoma City | 72 | | |
| Colorado State | 67 | | | | |
| Colorado State | 67 | | | Colorado | 60 |
| | | | | Cincinnati | 67 |
| | | Cincinnati | 73 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Texas | 68 |
| Texas | 65 | Texas | 68 | Texas | 90 |
| Texas Western | 47 | | | Oklahoma City | 83 |

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | UCLA | 79 | | |
| | | Arizona State | 93 | | |
| Arizona State | 79 | Arizona State | 93 | | |
| Utah State | 75* | | | | |
| Utah State | 75* | | | Arizona State | 65 |
| | | | | Oregon State | 83 |
| | | San Francisco | 61 | Third place | Third place |
| | | Oregon State | 65 |
| Oregon State | 70 | Oregon State | 65 | San Francisco | 76 |
| Seattle | 66 | | | UCLA | 75 |

### Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| E | Duke | 75 | | | |
| ME | Loyola–Chicago | 94 | | | |
| ME | Loyola–Chicago | 94 | ME | Loyola–Chicago | 60(OT) |
| | | | MW | Cincinnati | 58 |
| MW | Cincinnati | 80 | MW | Cincinnati | 58 |
| W | Oregon State | 46 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | E | Duke | 85 |
| | | | W | Oregon State | 63 |